How a Man Escaped Prison By Melting Iron Bars With Soup

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Komentáře • 3,3K

  • @mariuspuiu9555
    @mariuspuiu9555 Před 2 lety +2710

    Little did they know that being released on good behavior was also one of his genius escape plans.

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 Před 2 lety +29

      My escape plan is much more effective.

    • @enigma479
      @enigma479 Před 2 lety +55

      @TEMPEST my escape plan is to not get in trouble in the first place

    • @Kafuggi
      @Kafuggi Před 2 lety +3

      666 likes.. Seems like this comment was made y the devil himself

    • @ludicrous7044
      @ludicrous7044 Před rokem

      They want out ASAP. Don’t they know they will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their life-not to mention more time if their caught!!🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @plantainsame2049
      @plantainsame2049 Před rokem

      ​@@enigma479 my escape plan is to become a politician and just change the laws and use money to get away with everything

  • @jameswoods6523
    @jameswoods6523 Před 2 lety +5976

    Note to self: Never trust a police officer under any circumstances with incriminating information (no matter how trustworthy they may seem)

    • @Nicking989
      @Nicking989 Před 2 lety +408

      No sh*t it's literally their job...

    • @deladrin2.0
      @deladrin2.0 Před 2 lety +19

      Exactly

    • @mikebradshaw8530
      @mikebradshaw8530 Před 2 lety +108

      God damn this guy gave in to trying to befriend police on the run more times than any criminal in history to only be turned 😳😒 in.

    • @sam08g16
      @sam08g16 Před 2 lety +87

      @@mikebradshaw8530 plot twist: he was an undercover police quality assurance auditor

    • @SwiftCreationStudio
      @SwiftCreationStudio Před 2 lety +24

      Don't take a cigarette from them either

  • @shadie_y
    @shadie_y Před rokem +691

    His iq skyrockets in prison and drops when he’s out 😂

    • @daforkgaming3320
      @daforkgaming3320 Před rokem +40

      He was able to escape a prison that no one escaped before him, then confesses to a random police officer a while later even though he did that last time to one he thought was a “friend” and still got arrested

    • @rearrear4650
      @rearrear4650 Před rokem +7

      @@daforkgaming3320 At least they treated him with more respect than beatings and granted some of his wishes too

    • @OctavMandru
      @OctavMandru Před rokem +13

      Live 2 years in northern mountains of Japan, in a cave? I would probably die in 2 weeks

    • @scroopynooperz9051
      @scroopynooperz9051 Před rokem +9

      He MUST have been innocent.. no one would be so hellbent on professing their innocence multiple times to law enforcement while being a fugitive, knowing a possible (probable) outcome would be him going right back to jail.
      Tragic, really.

    • @rasmusliedberg3489
      @rasmusliedberg3489 Před 9 měsíci

      @@OctavMandrui wouldn’t last 2 days. In that cold without food and water.

  • @KatoChaotix
    @KatoChaotix Před 2 lety +248

    The man was a god-tier-level escape artist. Every time I hear His story, I'm always fascinated by it.

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 Před 2 lety +5

      It is just another display of how evil rules society and always has been.

    • @danieldipietro5723
      @danieldipietro5723 Před 2 lety +1

      dude was also a god-tier level idiot lol every time he escaped he basically handed himself over to the police immedietly.

  • @silentgamer666
    @silentgamer666 Před 2 lety +8834

    so, he was good at getting out of prisons, but not at staying out. genius.

    • @camsterdam3896
      @camsterdam3896 Před 2 lety +34

      Ha Ha

    • @destynova4512
      @destynova4512 Před 2 lety +238

      Always wondered in the times before even TV was a thing why criminals so easily got caught. Like especially the western times going off of a drawing 😂. Like guess they wanted to be known for infamy.

    • @Post-Truth_Cephalopod
      @Post-Truth_Cephalopod Před 2 lety +134

      Well, when you're that good at something you don't just give it up... I guess.

    • @emoneydev8684
      @emoneydev8684 Před 2 lety +4

      Hah

    • @LeoMajor1
      @LeoMajor1 Před 2 lety +5

      wham bam gotem mam

  • @belzyk3dg122
    @belzyk3dg122 Před 2 lety +3714

    This is actually kinda heart touching. He never let life break him down.

    • @joltsounds1382
      @joltsounds1382 Před 2 lety +15

      I agree

    • @Joshin_Jinn
      @Joshin_Jinn Před 2 lety +15

      Yeah that is one thing we all want to master. the way the one right way.. but all around us we see and hear about people that fall from their own minds built on illustions. Our selfish desires makes us comfortable and leaves us spoild with made up reasons for why that would be acceptable. A broken mind breaking out of naturs balance is the result of naive decisions with ones focus on something else relice whats truly imporant and you chall be poweful at ones

    • @hurjireepz7021
      @hurjireepz7021 Před 2 lety +31

      Yes all the luck that he got seems to suggest that he wasnt really meant to be in prison. Like fate didnt want him staying in prison for long.

    • @chris_2208
      @chris_2208 Před 2 lety +20

      he was an intelligent man but unfortunately naive...

    • @Lady_Vengeance
      @Lady_Vengeance Před 2 lety +12

      Except he did kill at least one person..

  • @samwang5831
    @samwang5831 Před rokem +50

    The man is a legend. It is heart-warming to know that he spent his final years with his daughter. Maybe that is the reason why he gave himself up to the lucky policeman.

  • @thebeeflesscow1703
    @thebeeflesscow1703 Před 2 lety +369

    Everyone: Wow that’s so impressive he never gave up and escaped 4 times!
    Me: where tf did the dirt go?

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +32

      And how did he dig so fast. Also how did he know where to go

    • @papriisprinks6969
      @papriisprinks6969 Před 2 lety +48

      I'm pretty sure there was a gap between the floor and the ground beneath, just enough so as to stash away the dirt he dug.

    • @nevermind2425
      @nevermind2425 Před 2 lety +30

      Most buildings have a space between the actual dirt and the prison floor

    • @pyromaniachimbo
      @pyromaniachimbo Před 2 lety +4

      Under the floorboards

    • @BrooklynBalla
      @BrooklynBalla Před 2 lety +4

      I’m guessing there was a crawl space under the floor that led some distance away from his cell.So he probably didn’t need to dig the entire distance to get out.

  • @rayp2940
    @rayp2940 Před 2 lety +2610

    This story is actually very deep. I'm happy you did this story. Ive known about this for awhile.. he escaped prison multiple times specifically to be with his family.. this man was a genius. Though you left out some important information on this story though. He purposely gave himself up because he was sick of running under the terms that they revoke his death sentence, he got to choose the prison he wanted to stay at as long as he promised he would never escape again

    • @justvibin4697
      @justvibin4697 Před 2 lety +55

      You learnt about it from that one kentobento video, right?

    • @kevindube7096
      @kevindube7096 Před 2 lety +30

      I just don’t like how all the characters look like their necks have been recently strangled upon

    • @satansniffler1
      @satansniffler1 Před 2 lety +4

      @@justvibin4697 omfg yesss

    • @John-Doe-Yo
      @John-Doe-Yo Před 2 lety +16

      He did mention how he purposely gave himself up though no way he’d expect the cop to let him go after the confession

    • @cristibaluta
      @cristibaluta Před 2 lety +1

      I don't buy it, especially the part with dislocating the shoulder, i don't see how that was necessary, if you can fit the rest of your body through a hole it's a matter of starting with one shoulder at an angle.

  • @jakehenne
    @jakehenne Před 2 lety +3626

    SHOCKER: The title is the opposite of click-bait, honestly I think it undersells how awesome the story was lol!

    • @user-uq9oe7sc5m
      @user-uq9oe7sc5m Před 2 lety +72

      It is kinda click-bait. He didn't melt the bars, he rusted them.

    • @crassjazzcrash5081
      @crassjazzcrash5081 Před 2 lety +6

      Just like your Mom

    • @rilluma
      @rilluma Před 2 lety +14

      i heard this first from kentobento.. there is more details if ur interested.

    • @__Mr.White__
      @__Mr.White__ Před 2 lety +7

      Yes, but why does he say mumffs to months? 8:03

    • @crassjazzcrash5081
      @crassjazzcrash5081 Před 2 lety

      @@__Mr.White__ because if it wouldn't then what is the question

  • @astralsoul3216
    @astralsoul3216 Před rokem +42

    Came here thinking the title said soap, stayed for the soup.

  • @Clara-ph7my
    @Clara-ph7my Před 2 lety +9

    I am glad at the end that finally, someone actually opened the door to release him free. He got to spend his final years with his daughter.

  • @beyondthecamera333
    @beyondthecamera333 Před 2 lety +2435

    I would also like to mention that his specially made hand, and leg cuffs weighed 20 kilos each, and he was barely able to stand while wearing them.

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename Před 2 lety +11

      czcams.com/video/3wHWI9XOrUI/video.html
      ...

    • @seikuo36
      @seikuo36 Před 2 lety +355

      Mfs casually training him dragon ball style

    • @kaidenschmall9987
      @kaidenschmall9987 Před 2 lety +3

      true

    • @helloworld6209
      @helloworld6209 Před 2 lety +5

      Not exactly. See this vid:
      czcams.com/video/CUm7B2oUh9Y/video.html

    • @beyondthecamera333
      @beyondthecamera333 Před 2 lety +61

      @@helloworld6209 Yes excactly. This video literally says nothinf about the cuffs, except that the rust wasn’t visible.

  • @chrisc3380
    @chrisc3380 Před 2 lety +439

    My grandfather used to say willpower is a humans greatest tool, with it you can do whatever you want. That man will to escape that many times remarkable.

    • @MrSharkFIN
      @MrSharkFIN Před 2 lety +1

      Yes! All he wanted after all, was freedom.

    • @OzixiThrill
      @OzixiThrill Před 2 lety +2

      @@MrSharkFIN Actually, I do recall him later stating that all he wanted was fair treatment; Not even freedom.
      After being thrown in jail a 5th time, his sentence was spent in a very lenient prison; Which just so happened to sap his desire to escape.

    • @bhaveshtochabbra6853
      @bhaveshtochabbra6853 Před 2 lety +1

      Your grandfather advice had an impact on me.

  • @williamkoscielniak7871
    @williamkoscielniak7871 Před rokem +9

    My God. That's story is so incredible it's genuinely hard to believe. I don't care what petty crimes he committed, that man is a hero.

  • @michaelpiantine8816
    @michaelpiantine8816 Před rokem +28

    did i miss the part where he melted the iron bars with miso soup? lol maybe rotted them away, not melted.

    • @rafetizer
      @rafetizer Před rokem +3

      Pleasantly surprised by the clickbait here

    • @HughMirin-Bruh
      @HughMirin-Bruh Před rokem +3

      Eroded away would probably be the best words

  • @silverhawkscape2677
    @silverhawkscape2677 Před 2 lety +1399

    Ah yes, the legendary technique. MISO SOUP ESCAPE!

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename Před 2 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/3wHWI9XOrUI/video.html
      . .

    • @JangoDripDrop
      @JangoDripDrop Před 2 lety +5

      If someone held his soup then how would he use it to escape DX

    • @haziqi3517
      @haziqi3517 Před 2 lety +4

      @@JangoDripDrop wait,u didn't watch

    • @Ron4885
      @Ron4885 Před 2 lety +1

      Hummm I'll have to remember this in case I . . . well, you know. ;)

    • @HH-ru4bj
      @HH-ru4bj Před 2 lety

      @@Ron4885 depends on the type of confinement you have. Each situation is unique, and a basic knowledge of chemistry is a small part. There's the guard patrol, gaps in your routine, and what type of tools are at your disposal.
      Genius takes many forms. IQ only measures a specific part of it.

  • @elmacho2789
    @elmacho2789 Před 2 lety +1221

    Moral of the story: don’t say something is unsinkable or unescapable or unanythingable. Just don’t.

    • @stevenschalck2781
      @stevenschalck2781 Před 2 lety +11

      Yeah it never seems to work out look at that cave batman had to get out of after a little kid did it first lol

    • @Redflowers9
      @Redflowers9 Před 2 lety +6

      Or better to die looking for a solution than it is not to, because with the former there is more possibility.

    • @SwiftCreationStudio
      @SwiftCreationStudio Před 2 lety +11

      _Hey, many women have said I'm unfuckable_
      So far so good on that one :U

    • @vudemoniac
      @vudemoniac Před 2 lety +4

      @@SwiftCreationStudio hey, "many" does not mean "all", so you're good :D

    • @SwiftCreationStudio
      @SwiftCreationStudio Před 2 lety +1

      @@vudemoniac to be fair I've never been told that. I was just trying to be funny

  • @aminansar5294
    @aminansar5294 Před 2 lety +38

    I actually feel really sorry for the man. He didn't deserve it and top of it he was a genius who wasn't utilised well. Anyone would get stubborn like him to escape if they were locked unjustly. The man deserved better

  • @ronryandechavez
    @ronryandechavez Před 2 lety

    It is me like a child listening and watching to my grandma/grandpa's stories, this is kinda awesome to learn history from other places

  • @TommyCrosby
    @TommyCrosby Před 2 lety +674

    Shiratori is a legend, I'm surprised that it was never made into a movie.

    • @MsEriKaT
      @MsEriKaT Před 2 lety +21

      The movie, Prison Break (2017), is a documentary about Yoshie Shiratori.

    • @TommyCrosby
      @TommyCrosby Před 2 lety +5

      @@MsEriKaT yeah, I saw that on Wikipedia, but it's not an actual movie.

    • @Yezpahr
      @Yezpahr Před 2 lety +15

      At 21:03 Thoughty2 can be heard saying "movies" so I reckon there are a few "real" movies at least. Not sure of their names though but that's what Google is for.

    • @thursoberwick1948
      @thursoberwick1948 Před 2 lety +6

      21:06 Thoughty2 mentions film adaptations.

    • @thursoberwick1948
      @thursoberwick1948 Před 2 lety +9

      @@Yezpahr Google is useless. It is only a gatekeeper. Alternatives are available.

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm Před 2 lety +538

    Guards: This prison is escape proof
    Yoshi Shitori: Hold my miso soup

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename Před 2 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/3wHWI9XOrUI/video.html
      . .

    • @le9038
      @le9038 Před 2 lety +5

      *starts dipping hand cuffs in soup *

    • @alterworlds1629
      @alterworlds1629 Před 2 lety +9

      Who makes the floor out of wooden boards in a prison, and claims it cannot be escaped. It is WOOD. WITH DIRT BELOW. People can dig with even the shittiest of tools if needed,

    • @oliverpetroski4205
      @oliverpetroski4205 Před 2 lety +2

      They should make a movie about him.

    • @denifnaf5874
      @denifnaf5874 Před 2 lety

      Some people escaped by using dried piss as explosive

  • @TheStormey
    @TheStormey Před rokem +1

    I just found your channel tonight, very much enjoying the content and the storytelling! Thanks so much!

  • @sailingyoumeandjosapea6770

    A story of never giving up on a better life is what I see . and being with those you love.
    Respect

  • @sizwe.amabaso732
    @sizwe.amabaso732 Před 2 lety +593

    The guard: this prison is escape proof
    Yoshi: ...and I took that personal

    • @anthonyernst999
      @anthonyernst999 Před 2 lety

      Hmm

    • @Canalcoholic
      @Canalcoholic Před 2 lety +18

      And he did it four times to prove it wasn’t a fluke.

    • @lethalwolf7455
      @lethalwolf7455 Před 2 lety +14

      Yoshi...hold my Miso soup😂

    • @sanjablazina2879
      @sanjablazina2879 Před 2 lety +5

      @@lethalwolf7455 On second thought, give that back, thank you very much

    • @Tradbow85
      @Tradbow85 Před 2 lety

      Shit, I what is the "and I took that personal" from? Drawing a blank.

  • @M8NESS
    @M8NESS Před 2 lety +191

    Genius when it comes to escaping prison, but also a genius when it comes to ending up in one...

    • @nvmffs
      @nvmffs Před 2 lety +20

      Just keep chatting up police officers... doesn't take a genius lol

    • @Elmithian
      @Elmithian Před 2 lety +18

      @@nvmffs Just really makes it feel like he was genuinely innocent. Considering how horribly flawed the current Japanese legal system is (conviction wise), I can't even imagine how horrid the old one was.

    • @tofaanshinwari6431
      @tofaanshinwari6431 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/cQq-lD-YoUQ/video.html!!×

    • @kuronoch.1441
      @kuronoch.1441 Před rokem

      ​@@Elmithian Late reply: Take Japan's current system, add the inhumanity of the Japanese armed forces during WWII, and you get Shiratori's situation.

  • @quantitativeease
    @quantitativeease Před rokem +1

    The memorial at the end was unexpected and very touching. I got tears in my eyes.

  • @dreamweaver4886
    @dreamweaver4886 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely riveting. Thank you so much Arran. I love the jovial nature of these videos too. There's nowhere near enough happiness in the World! 😊

  • @deltalimabravo6727
    @deltalimabravo6727 Před 2 lety +378

    I wasn’t familiar with the story and the twists caught me off-guard, well-played.

    • @mainemail5506
      @mainemail5506 Před 2 lety +9

      There are some epic details he missed out on: Like how they only out him in those hand cuffs without key holes (which were stronger than the normal kind) because he ripped the normal ones in half with his strength alone

    • @mainemail5506
      @mainemail5506 Před 2 lety +4

      There's an even better version of this on Kento Bentos channel

  • @beckyfromhr588
    @beckyfromhr588 Před 2 lety +1329

    This guy is so amazing if I was the judge I would’ve just let him go he’d be better off as the next Houdini than as a criminal

    • @quietyard8014
      @quietyard8014 Před 2 lety +78

      He sounds like a genius. Given an intellectually stimulating prison job, he might have not tried to escape.

    • @listerineclean343
      @listerineclean343 Před 2 lety +16

      You get that he killed two people though, right? Wtf lmao

    • @AMagicalTortoise
      @AMagicalTortoise Před 2 lety +67

      @@listerineclean343 Well, to be fair, one of those people it’s not guaranteed he killed, and the other was in self defense.

    • @Karanova311
      @Karanova311 Před 2 lety +30

      I would give him the chance to be responsible for the security of the prisons buildung. no one will ever succeed to escape again 😂

    • @BeefSalsaa
      @BeefSalsaa Před 2 lety +1

      @@quietyard8014 if only

  • @shepshape2585
    @shepshape2585 Před rokem

    This was the first video of yours that I've seen. It was so well done, and the narration so good, that I instantly subscribed. I look forward to watching more of your stuff. Thanks for the entertaining story!

  • @dogerswag
    @dogerswag Před 2 lety +1

    I've seen his story adapted so many times. Mans a legend.

  • @andyhill242
    @andyhill242 Před 2 lety +453

    Another heartwarming story, I've never heard before.

    • @Jonwayne777Iloveyouall
      @Jonwayne777Iloveyouall Před 2 lety +4

      It's because they're all made up

    • @dalaisdramalama4470
      @dalaisdramalama4470 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall it sounds like it is made up because he's butchering the names ;-)
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori

    • @SwiftCreationStudio
      @SwiftCreationStudio Před 2 lety +19

      @@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall it's funny because you could easily independently verify their validity, but I guess this generation is incapable of that and needs it force fed

    • @largebig79
      @largebig79 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Jonwayne777Iloveyouall if you were capable of doing an ounce of research you would know they aren't

    • @tofaanshinwari6431
      @tofaanshinwari6431 Před 2 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/cQq-lD-YoUQ-/video.html-.

  • @jaimytourigny3027
    @jaimytourigny3027 Před 2 lety +300

    This guy is a LEGEND, he deserve to be remembered!

    • @donking454
      @donking454 Před 2 lety +1

      Ha has been.

    • @jaimytourigny3027
      @jaimytourigny3027 Před 2 lety

      @Evelyn 21 y.o - check my vidéó If you'd not 'try' to sound smart, you'd notice once out he had to flee civilisation and couldn't find neither a work nor house, try living like that and show us what a '"genius" can do. To me it sound like you didn't even gave one ear to the video

    • @obiwankenobi265
      @obiwankenobi265 Před 2 lety +2

      He killed two people

    • @jaimytourigny3027
      @jaimytourigny3027 Před 2 lety +9

      @@obiwankenobi265 You killed alot of people Kenobi, better change identity now that the empire is in power

    • @obiwankenobi265
      @obiwankenobi265 Před 2 lety +6

      @@jaimytourigny3027 👋 I'm not the Jedi your looking for

  • @VitoBurrito
    @VitoBurrito Před 2 lety +5

    This man was thei literal personification of "NEVA GIVE UP!" Japanese motivation.

  • @peterwarren6418
    @peterwarren6418 Před rokem

    Well said, great presentation, and the story was amazing

  • @corporateservants269
    @corporateservants269 Před 2 lety +354

    This guy will make for a very awesome grandfather. Just imagine how many stories he will have amassed in his yesrs! Great job sir, 1 of your best in awhile. They're all great, but this was 1 of your greatest interpretations of a story already been told.

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety +9

      Absolutely! Hopefully he can inspire a life of lockpicking, theft and murder in the innocent minds of his beloved grandchildren!

    • @corporateservants269
      @corporateservants269 Před 2 lety +27

      @@allanshpeley4284 if that's how you look at storytelling, then maybe you shouldn't watch tv or listen to music if those are your ideologies. 🤷‍♂️

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety +2

      ​@@corporateservants269 Why, because I don't glorify criminals?
      Look, if his message to his grandchildren was don't make the same mistakes I did, then I can agree with you.

    • @corporateservants269
      @corporateservants269 Před 2 lety +12

      @@allanshpeley4284 I'm not demonizing you, I'm just saying stories are just that, they're stories! They aren't codes to live by. When (if) you heard Hansel and Gretel, would you contemplate that every old woman was a cannibal that needed to die?😅 of course not, that would be crazy!🤣

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety +1

      @@corporateservants269 I misread your original comment. I see now you were referring to 42, not the criminal. My mistake. Yes, 42 is a good storyteller.

  • @neostriker_7849
    @neostriker_7849 Před 2 lety +329

    finally a story that i already know

    • @aliyazdani111
      @aliyazdani111 Před 2 lety +12

      I kinda know how it feels man, i knew the bear soldier story too.

    • @neostriker_7849
      @neostriker_7849 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Salman98776 ya

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz Před 2 lety +17

      I've watched Kento's video on this like 4 times lol

    • @Germ_f
      @Germ_f Před 2 lety

      @@Salman98776 you read my mind lmaoo

    • @bobbiusshadow6985
      @bobbiusshadow6985 Před 2 lety +5

      Yup, I clicked because I knew it from Kento Bento.

  • @sikksnakk
    @sikksnakk Před rokem +1

    Dam man you have a lot of good stories
    A long time ago we used to sit around a campfire, stare at the burning wood, and listen to old folks telling theese kind of stories and legends.
    Now we stare at the glow from a screen, and are still mesmerized.
    There has always been storytellers that delivered legends, folklore and fairytales on to the next generation.
    My grandfather was a great storyteller, and half a century later I'm still remebering the exitement of listening to him.
    I have seen a lot of your videos. You are the net version of the human storyteller tradition. And you are doing a good job🙂

  • @liammurphy2725
    @liammurphy2725 Před rokem

    Amazing tale. Thank you.

  • @OfficialNinjaSkillz
    @OfficialNinjaSkillz Před 2 lety +100

    I’ve watched nearly every video on this man. Something about him is captivating. He never had the heart to be a criminal.

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety +4

      What about when he killed the farmer?

    • @belandino
      @belandino Před 2 lety +2

      @@allanshpeley4284 Self defense, no doubt about it. 100%.

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety +7

      @@belandino Lol. He was trespassing and stealing from the farmer. If anything the farmer was the one attempting to defend himself (and rightfully so).

    • @belandino
      @belandino Před 2 lety

      @@allanshpeley4284 I was trolling lol

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 2 lety

      @@belandino haha ok, that makes more sense now.

  • @danbasford7456
    @danbasford7456 Před 2 lety +133

    "That must have been really hard."
    "Actually, it was super easy, barely an inconvenience."

    • @innocentbystander3317
      @innocentbystander3317 Před 2 lety +9

      Wow wow wow... wow! That's a pretty big "Oops!"

    • @ishanavinash
      @ishanavinash Před 2 lety +14

      Escaping from prison using soup is tight.

    • @peet-janissen5838
      @peet-janissen5838 Před 2 lety +8

      He then did a backflip snapped the bad guy’s neck and saved the day

    • @myscreen2urs
      @myscreen2urs Před 2 lety +5

      He had to do a murder on that farmer he decided🙃

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 Před 2 lety +11

      Crossover comments are TIGHT

  • @callsignprofessor
    @callsignprofessor Před rokem

    I love all your videos but this one is my all time favorite! 🙌🏼

  • @KenXyroReal
    @KenXyroReal Před 2 lety +2

    This man was saving up skill points and unlocked a new skill every time he was sent to prison.

  • @PowerandControlUFU
    @PowerandControlUFU Před 2 lety +63

    This guy is a true example of Japanese patience and perseverance.

  • @Elmithian
    @Elmithian Před 2 lety +272

    Considering the Japanese legal system back then (and even now for that matter) there are pretty good odds that he was genuinely innocent.
    You don't get 99% conviction rate without some good ol torture and harassment until the suspects admits guilt, even though they didn't break any laws.

    • @lpfan4491
      @lpfan4491 Před 2 lety +26

      If that is true, then we have the classic case of "The crime happened because of the legal system, not the other way around."(Because he did end up murdering that one farmer-dude after the prisons forced him to become a mountain hermit)

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 Před 2 lety +1

      Considering how racist Japanese byrocrats are, it's fair to say he was a victim of their ignorance.

    • @shadoninja
      @shadoninja Před 2 lety

      I know someone who got arrested back in 2015. It is still the same. They harass you endlessly and keep you detained until you admit to whatever they want you to admit to.

    • @anotherone9770
      @anotherone9770 Před 2 lety

      true but he had no right to be on the farmers property being the source of said murder

    • @ScooterCat64
      @ScooterCat64 Před rokem +10

      @@anotherone9770 What person wouldn't do that if their about to starve to death? (assuming he was)

  • @Mystikbvsn
    @Mystikbvsn Před 2 lety +1

    Loved watching this video as well, even though I have watched another YT video from KentoBento about this absolute mad lad. What a badass story!

  • @laramauss1948
    @laramauss1948 Před rokem

    great story! Thank you! 😊

  • @miamijules2149
    @miamijules2149 Před 2 lety +42

    Wow. What a great premise for a movie…. Beginning with him and the cop at bench having a smoke. Damn.

    • @innocentbystander3317
      @innocentbystander3317 Před 2 lety +4

      I just pictured Forest Gump reciting the story of The Fugitive...
      "Momma alwas said loife is loike a bowl of Meeso."
      "I don't care..."
      "I wasnt me that keeled Jennay, it was the one armed mang.
      "I still don't care... Don't run, Forest! Don't run!"

    • @fishrenfroeboyd7954
      @fishrenfroeboyd7954 Před 2 lety +3

      I think it would be better if it just showed the whole movie chronologically that leads up to the last scene with him on a bench with the cop, and then when he starts telling his story to the cop it just shows the entire movie again a 2nd time but with reenactment actors this time.

    • @kenji2787
      @kenji2787 Před 2 lety

      Hate that kind of stupid movie writing and they’re doing it way to often. I’ve already lost interested with your unexplained plots, accepted it as a mystery and moved on. Now, the story is getting interesting and I want to see what comes next, just to be distracted by the not anymore interesting bullshit.

    • @SJNaka101
      @SJNaka101 Před 2 lety

      @@fishrenfroeboyd7954 Holy shit

  • @DavidDatura
    @DavidDatura Před 2 lety +106

    I’m constantly blown away by how this guy finds all these quirky left field stories every week. With every one as interesting or even more so, than the one before. I think he’s a kind of quirky genius!

    • @KulaGGin
      @KulaGGin Před 2 lety

      I think He's got a whole team. And also people on Patreon send him ideas. It's his channel and he's the narrator, but I don't think that he's doing everything by himself: scenarios, directing, editing, etc.
      He even used to list all people who work on the video when he started his channel, but not anymore.

    • @DavidDatura
      @DavidDatura Před 2 lety

      @@KulaGGin maybe, that didn’t occur to me 🤔

    • @Speedster189
      @Speedster189 Před 2 lety +1

      @@KulaGGin you forgot the most important person, the animator

  • @MajorTendonitis
    @MajorTendonitis Před rokem +4

    Amazing story with a good ending. I can’t get over how intelligent this guy was , imagine if he used it for good

  • @NoArtisticLimitation
    @NoArtisticLimitation Před 2 lety

    I love this guys story! I’m surprised it’s not more popular, because it’s insane XD
    (I have yet to watch this video, but I’m excited)

  • @christopherpenny6216
    @christopherpenny6216 Před 2 lety +32

    I don't think I've ever commented on one of your videos. I know it helps with the algorithm so - I just want to thank you for your hard work. Your content has been some of the most direct and informative on CZcams for quite some time. No garbage, no click bait, honest promotions, and genuinely amusing but tasteful jokes in there, too.
    That's all.

  • @holohulolo
    @holohulolo Před 2 lety +86

    When it came to the part he was in the prison with the misosoup I immediately figured he was going to use it to rust the metal because of how he escaped his previous cell from the screws that were rusted from the rain. I wonder if the reason he also thought of that was because of that experience. I mean almost everyone know water can rust metal what more a miso soup.
    Also the story is actually touching. The fact that he could be in prison so many times, living in the woods for 2 years and still not have his spirit to live broken by those circumstances. It's truly a wonderful story, if it were like shawshank story where he did or didn't but most likely didn't commit his crime, it's truly a great story about the will to live. It's not just about a brilliant escape, of how impressive how crafty he is it's also how his escapes have bought him enough time for the world to change and him being free from the death sentence, of him trusting a guard he barely knew and actually meeting a police officer and started chatting with him and confessing to him What an amazing story, there's even no need for dramatization making it to a movie. The story already seems like it came out of a movie.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +1

      At the core of human nature is survival. Using brain and brawn. Probably did the opposite of break his spirit. How can I be free? Set a fire in him

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 Před 2 lety

      Maybe he was trying to kill himself. That's what I try to do every time I go out into the forest. The human body is way to strong unfortunally. He died of an heart attack caused by that years later I am sure. I will kill myself way before the heart attack gets me tho. I will win. Test me.

  • @F1rstWorldNomaD
    @F1rstWorldNomaD Před 2 lety +5

    This is one of the coolest stories ever 🤣
    What an absolute Chad.

  • @FurchtbaresGaming
    @FurchtbaresGaming Před rokem

    When i started watching, i realized, that ive watched it before. But i kept watching because this story is just great!

  • @boodashaka2841
    @boodashaka2841 Před 2 lety +187

    I wanna know how he was able to get from outside his cell to the actual outside of the prison itself though. Seems like there would be other doors and extra layers of guards etc. Be cool to find out but I guess that part is less fun to hear

    • @rabidcabbage7230
      @rabidcabbage7230 Před 2 lety +26

      I haven't watch this video specifically and I don't know which escape you're talking about, but there is a prison he escaped, turned museum, and it has a wax figure of him crawling along the over head arches near the top of the ceiling as part of his escape.

    • @boodashaka2841
      @boodashaka2841 Před 2 lety +7

      @@rabidcabbage7230 I like the honesty my guy

    • @rabidcabbage7230
      @rabidcabbage7230 Před 2 lety +4

      @@boodashaka2841 thanks

    • @brandonbrown9489
      @brandonbrown9489 Před 2 lety +3

      It is the most interesting part really. But, from a safety standpoint I guess you could argue, most prisons would not want the details out or put out vaguely. Alot of prisons were made around the same time and followed very similar designs so it could potentially give information out to allow others to escape older facilities. But that's literally just a guess lol

    • @azri8799
      @azri8799 Před 2 lety +4

      Watch kento bento video about him. It got more details

  • @RyanUpchurchsFavoriteChannel

    My question is, how can someone that brilliant be dumb enough to turn themselves into the authorities twice thinking that they're going to be his friend? Second question, how can someone that brilliant not realize that it's time to leave the country? He could have put his skills to use getting out of the country instead of getting out of a prison which would probably be a whole lot easier. NEVER TRUST AUTHORITY ! EVER.

    • @ryanbadgett5113
      @ryanbadgett5113 Před 2 lety +12

      I don’t trust authority lol

    • @sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149
      @sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149 Před 2 lety +115

      It's rather difficult, and often counterproductive to *never* trust any form of authority. Usually doesn't work out too well.
      This one's a shame though. His seemingly good heart was kind of taken advantage of.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +85

      He didn't want to leave his family I guess. Maybe he always had the thought to return to them

    • @mellowmallow4855
      @mellowmallow4855 Před 2 lety +43

      Because he wanted to be reunited with his family.

    • @santiaguo21
      @santiaguo21 Před 2 lety +14

      I mean the first time he was desperate and the second one he himself handed himself over

  • @thefullsp
    @thefullsp Před rokem

    Really enjoyed this one Thoughy!

  • @PowerChannel88
    @PowerChannel88 Před 2 lety +48

    For how good he was at escaping prison, he was really really bad at staying out longer than five minutes without telling some cop figure that he is a fugative.

  • @quinnigan565
    @quinnigan565 Před 2 lety +109

    I have no idea how you come up with so much content… seriously impressive. Your mind is an endless pit of knowledge 😭

    • @rvxn
      @rvxn Před 2 lety +5

      Also well-researched,
      He is such a ✨Genius✨

    • @madmantheepic7278
      @madmantheepic7278 Před 2 lety +10

      i'm pretty sure he has a team doing all of the content searchings and researching though, so it's not necessarily him who came up with all of the content ideas.

    • @skinnybuggo
      @skinnybuggo Před 2 lety +2

      Its a team of people

    • @RentAsunder0
      @RentAsunder0 Před 2 lety +11

      He stole it from the guy that did an animation version of the story right here on the tube he's actually been redoing along of other people's videos as of late

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine Před 2 lety +5

      There’s literally endless amazing stories out there easily discovered. Just lose yourself down a wiki rabbit hole and you’ll find enough stories worth telling to cover a hundred years. What blows my mind is that there is any boring content out there with so much great material.

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch Před 11 měsíci

    Another great story, thanks.
    Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

  • @jackdixon8444
    @jackdixon8444 Před rokem +1

    Thoughty2 makes videos perfectly balanced for young and old viewers, very impressive!

  • @ucmgaming9957
    @ucmgaming9957 Před 2 lety +38

    It's pretty awesome that one of the prisons he escaped from has immortalised him through art!

  • @lenny108
    @lenny108 Před 2 lety +53

    8:08 Nowadays life has become so tough that prisoners who are released from jail often try to get back into prison as fast as possible.

    • @erikjarandson5458
      @erikjarandson5458 Před 2 lety +19

      Guard: We found a tunnel between one of the cells and the outside of the wall.
      Warden: Oh, no! Which prisoner escaped?
      Guard: Well, that's the thing... Inmate Jones is back, and looking forward to taco Friday.

    • @Simon-nx1sc
      @Simon-nx1sc Před 2 lety +3

      @@erikjarandson5458 lmao

    • @FosterChild
      @FosterChild Před 2 lety +2

      When i was in prison i met a lot of inmates who actually planned o returning. It was how they made money. They would get released on license half way through their sentence. Fill their bum with drugs. Then brake the law and get sent back to prison for the remainder of their sentence. Making some cash for their release.

    • @FosterChild
      @FosterChild Před 2 lety

      @KKK Revolution for me at the time i was homeless i had nothing so prison for me was a roof, routine, medical, and food. Fuckin saved me but i wouldnt want to go back. My records clean now :)

    • @andrewsmart2949
      @andrewsmart2949 Před 2 lety

      yep 3 meals a day and minimal cleaning up,if they are on pshch drugs they love it

  • @megumin-staff6937
    @megumin-staff6937 Před rokem +1

    Keep escaping until the Justice system is fair enough to listen to you. What a man

  • @Teraperf
    @Teraperf Před 2 lety

    I feel so called out by your ad for your podcasts 🤣🤣

  • @thesymbiotenation.4552
    @thesymbiotenation.4552 Před 2 lety +169

    That's one un-Bowlivable escape!

  • @tomm04471
    @tomm04471 Před 2 lety +30

    I think the most important message in this story is that it was a form of compassion, not punishment, that changed a man.
    Or if you want to put an interesting spin on it, it was only compassion that could keep him in prison until his release.

  • @CLOWTISMS
    @CLOWTISMS Před 2 lety +1

    im glad he got to live a happy life at the end

  • @offendtheoffender26
    @offendtheoffender26 Před rokem

    Great channel. Thank you, for your great videos.

  • @RomanoPRODUCTION
    @RomanoPRODUCTION Před 2 lety +55

    Arran is so much a great story teller, I am almost crying now 😭💧💧💧💧

    • @RomanoPRODUCTION
      @RomanoPRODUCTION Před 2 lety

      @Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE even a great-grandfather. Arran is billionaire in storytelling! I even paid for his next book! ❤

  • @quitted7276
    @quitted7276 Před 2 lety +32

    Where's my,"they failed to account for his 5th ability. Immortality."

  • @marypatten9655
    @marypatten9655 Před rokem

    What a great story. Thank you for sharing. History can be so interestering and educational.
    God blesd

  • @Jack00000
    @Jack00000 Před 2 lety

    Still my favourite channel keep it up man

  • @MonsterIsABlock
    @MonsterIsABlock Před 2 lety +259

    We need to make an anime out of this.

    • @spider_1232
      @spider_1232 Před 2 lety +1

      early on a monsterisablock comment.

    • @Slendermaster968
      @Slendermaster968 Před 2 lety +36

      There is one... Golden Kamuy. Character "Shiraishi Yoshitake" is pretty much a reference to Yoshie Shiratori.

    • @sam08g16
      @sam08g16 Před 2 lety +10

      We could make a religion out of this

    • @Kafj302
      @Kafj302 Před 2 lety +3

      @@sam08g16 i mean there are such things as "escape rooms"......and people travel around doing thing religiously so in a sense it is a religion.

    • @DarrenC_1024
      @DarrenC_1024 Před 2 lety +1

      @@sam08g16 Jail-breaking iPhone owners are already devoted believers.

  • @gravy7861_
    @gravy7861_ Před 2 lety +110

    Miso soup is how I escape all my problems in life

  • @endofjellybeanpieceofgarba4626

    I heard this twice before I just had to watch it again it's so insane

  • @thatchanguy
    @thatchanguy Před 2 lety

    Yoshie Shiratori: the original escape room pro. This is a fascinating story. Thank you for sharing!

  • @makeminefreedom
    @makeminefreedom Před 2 lety +62

    In the end we found out he had a daughter that he loved. He had something to live for and that makes all the difference.

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 Před 2 lety +4

      Ugh! Spoiler alert please. Some of us like to read the comments whilst watching the video.

    • @Psichotica7
      @Psichotica7 Před 2 lety +20

      @@JulieWallis1963 Are you kidding me? That's on YOU. Take responsibility for yourself once in a while.

    • @chadking8767
      @chadking8767 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Psichotica7 lmao chill nerd

    • @Psichotica7
      @Psichotica7 Před 2 lety +6

      ​@@chadking8767 Never.

    • @TylireousGaming
      @TylireousGaming Před 2 lety +1

      Dude. Spoliers. Could you at least warn people? We have crippling low attention spans and starting the comment with a simple "Spoilers below" would be very helpful so we don't have the story ruined. Thanks

  • @ducko1205
    @ducko1205 Před 2 lety +14

    always get excited hearing this story never gets old

  • @rohitdhawan311
    @rohitdhawan311 Před 2 lety

    I can't really decide what I like more, your amazing content or that dap mustache...haha. All the best for your future endeavors. Best wishes from India

  • @wanderingbelleasmr1054
    @wanderingbelleasmr1054 Před 2 lety +1

    A movie MUST be made about this man

  • @mskimyu
    @mskimyu Před 2 lety +4

    This prison escape story has become heartwarming because of the effective story-telling.

  • @JoshuaRWorkman
    @JoshuaRWorkman Před 2 lety +15

    If I learned anything, it's to not underestimate Shiratori.

  • @assfuckerthejointpounder5834

    About time you had gone over this incredible story

  • @no.6barnaby243
    @no.6barnaby243 Před rokem

    Absolutely loved this story

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman Před 2 lety +32

    So this man is just "Japan's answer" (love that term) to Michael Scofield? Except, this guys real..

  • @ashmoore9945
    @ashmoore9945 Před 2 lety +14

    Good show Thoughty2. Although it might have been proper to mention, in the cell Shiratori escaped though the skylight, it was so small he could brace himself against both sides to climb up. Also the "bed" he would dig under was a Futon that laid on the floor. these are 2 key points in Shiratori's story.

    • @rayp2940
      @rayp2940 Před 2 lety

      Yes and the guards watched him 24/7 without taking an eye off him. He used the wood to make it look like his body as he burrowed under his futon so the guards still thought he was asleep

  • @lloydstambaugh6918
    @lloydstambaugh6918 Před rokem

    Velllly interesting. Another good video, thank you.

  • @steshka1015
    @steshka1015 Před 2 lety

    I love it! One thing also to point is unfair system for innocent framed as criminal. I love he never give up and he is so smart.

  • @tinaknight9143
    @tinaknight9143 Před 2 lety +36

    Reminds me of my Great-Great Uncle Louie. He escaped from Waupun Prison in Wisconsin by whittling himself a skeleton key and walk out one night. He got as far as Sheboygan, WI but his sister refused to let him in the house, telling him to turn himself in or she would call the police to come get him. I never learned the year it happened nor if he went back willingly.

    • @azaanbilal622
      @azaanbilal622 Před 2 lety +1

      maybe not the best place to share

    • @kuro758
      @kuro758 Před rokem +3

      @@azaanbilal622 it's great great uncle, probably not even alive anymore

    • @franze4
      @franze4 Před rokem

      @@azaanbilal622 call the cops on him then

  • @KPid10t
    @KPid10t Před 2 lety +13

    Cool story! This channel has been a nice change of pace. I've been watching for a few months now and am really enjoying the content! It's especially great to fall asleep to, and I mean that in the best way possible lmao

  • @alcapone806
    @alcapone806 Před 2 lety +2

    This is one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard . Amazing. Stay out of prison kids.

  • @RoyalCodyboyStreaming
    @RoyalCodyboyStreaming Před 2 lety +1

    This was so inspirational

  • @SheilaMMichuki
    @SheilaMMichuki Před 2 lety +25

    Loved this one. Animation is so entertaining and the narration, brilliant as always. 😊😊

  • @sgt.averyjohnson8395
    @sgt.averyjohnson8395 Před 2 lety +12

    It’s been a while since CZcams recommended a new channel that I really like. Dude, this story was a great start to my day. You have a real knack for storytelling!!
    (Yeah I’m starting my day at noon, it’s Saturday 😊)

    • @monhi64
      @monhi64 Před rokem

      I don’t think I have ever seen any internet comment much less a CZcams comment admitting to having woken up late like we had caught them or had any idea lmao

  • @judgement8739
    @judgement8739 Před 2 lety

    the only man i stay and listen for sponsors

  • @bunnybear6109
    @bunnybear6109 Před 2 lety

    Watching this while drinking miso soup, 10/10 for both the video and the soup

  • @majamichalek2045
    @majamichalek2045 Před 2 lety +17

    Learning history with u is so interesting i love it!!